My name is Huw Jones and my girlfriend's name is Joy and we struggled for months to get a visa
for Joy to visit Great Britain.

The purpose of this website is to make that job easier for you and save you tens-of-thousands of
baht (₤500-₤1,000) in the process too.

Make no mistake about it, there is no shortage of solicitors and advisors - even complete
agencies, who are willing to give you the benefit of their experience. Some promise a visa 'or no fee', others
offer a 50% up-front non-refundable deposit option (with the balance payable on successful completion) and others
expect you to pay the whole fee regardless.

This fee is typically 30,000 Thai Baht (₤600; $900).

Real Example from a typical Bangkok agency (or London, for that matter):

"Our Consultancy Fee GBP 895 (Was
GBP1800) Payable to us in advance, when you submit your documents
to our office".

They are not even
helping you fill in the forms!

In fact the British Embassy warns against using agents:

"You should be careful about using an 'agent' or an immigration adviser as they cannot issue
visas, or influence the outcome of your application. There have been cases where agents and immigration
advisers have given people poor advice and overcharged them".
British Embassy: Guidance - General information (INF 1)

Not that it stops them touting - preying like vultures on the unfortunate and disappointed
outside (and inside) the embassy in Bangkok.

Plus, certain other possible expenses, e.g.: obtaining a Thai passport; travelling back and fore
to the British Embassy in Bangkok; over-night hotel bills; taxis; the cost of the visa itself and other
incidentals.

Therefore, the cost of getting a visa can easily run to 75,000 Thai Baht (£1,250; $2,000).

However, that is only the financial cost of the visa.

The stress, worry and inconvenience can be even worse; for example: you can not book your flight
or hotel or anything else until you actually get sight of the visa and the moment they stamp the visa into the
passport, the clock is ticking and the visa is running out!

No wonder that many people either give up or just pay the exorbitant fees - it's a
nightmare.

AND, that's if you get the visa the first time around!

I know some who tried two, three, four times and more.

We succeeded on our second attempt, so I know what it's like.

Believe me, the rejection is awfully depressing and difficult to explain to your partner.

Joy could not understand why Britain would not let her visit my family for Christmas, despite
the fact that we both wanted to return to Thailand to live.

There is no right of appeal and then you have to wait at least a month before you can re-apply:
often necessitating a missed flight and extra, unexpected hotel bills.

"We got our Visa on the first try. My partner complained that I sent her in with too much paperwork. I
reminded her that 60% of visas are unsuccessful and that maybe they were the ones who went in with
insufficient paperwork.
Of course, the fact that we got the visa first time was not due to the hours I spent gathering
documents or due time you spent on the book. It was all due to her village monk!.
All in all, the help you gave was invaluable and well worth the cost".